14,000 boxing fans packed the Bell Centre in Montreal last night to witness what had been called the biggest fight in Canadian history as WBC light heavyweight champ Adrian Diaconu put his belt at risk against local crosstown rival Jean Pascal. Challenger Pascal was coming up from super middle and it was unknown whether or…
The action last night in the UK took place on two shows north of the border at Glasgow and Aberdeen. At Glasgow’s Bellahouston Sports Centre, Coatbridge stylist Ricky Burns retained his Commonwealth crown with a convincing victory over Belfast’s Kevin O’Hara. The 26 year old sharpshooter improved to 27-2 (7), by posting a 117-110, 116-111…
Boxing’s hottest young star, 2007 amateur world champion, and 2008 U.S. Olympian Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade improved his record to a perfect 5-0, 4KO with an impressive four round decision win over Tony Hirsch (8-2-1, 4KO) on ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights”. It was Andrade’s third showing on FNF this year, and just as in the…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing At 2.00 PM this afternoon, at the impressive Karstadt Sports Store in Dortmund, Germany, media and fans gathered to witness the official weigh-in of Wladimir Klitschko and Rusland Chagaev ahead of tomorrow night’s heavyweight contest at Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirschen. Introduced by Michael Buffer, both men made…
A hotly anticipated local clash takes place tonight at the Bell Centre in Montreal and the stakes couldn’t be higher as Adrian Diaconu faces Jean Pascal for the WBC light heavyweight title. The fight has garnered massive attention in Quebec and is the biggest fight of the year so far in the province’s largest city….
Two of the best young cruiserweights in the world, Matt “Too Smooth†Godfrey and Shawn “The Sioux Warrior†Hawk, have been on a collision course and lead promoter Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES) officially announced today that Godfrey-Hawk will headline the July 10th ESPN2 Friday Night Fights show. Godfrey (18-1, 10 KOs), rated No….
“Boxing Future Champions†PPV professional boxing show takes place tonight at Wicomico Civic Center in Salisbury, Maryland. Fernando Guerrero: 164.6 lb Brian Norman: 166 lb
“This is the chance I have been waiting forâ€, states Mahir Oral who will take on IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham on June 27th at Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin , Germany, live on Showtime. “When I heard that Arthur had chosen me as voluntary challenger I didn’t have to think twice. I agreed immediately. I have…
Earlier this week at a press conference held at Real Hypermarket in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Irish boxer Andy Lee confirmed to SaddoBoxing that he was ‘feeling great’ and ‘looking forward to Saturday night’ when he is scheduled to fight Latvian Olegs Fedotovs in an eight round middleweight contest at Veltins Arena. A smiling Lee looked happy…
© TKO Boxing Promotions Chet Koerner’s TKO Boxing Promotions presents “Ballroom Boxingâ€, an evening of world class professional boxing, this Thursday night, June 18th at Michael’s Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie, MD.
International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion “King’’ Arthur Abraham puts his undefeated record and middleweight title on the line against world-ranked Mahir (pronounced Meyer) “Lion†Oral in a special Saturday primetime edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, on June 27, 2009, on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT (same day, tape delay). The site of the scheduled…
© Arena Boxing While preparing for his upcoming fight next Friday, June 26th, in Völklingen, Germany at a training camp in Istanbul, Turkey, Herbie Hide again called out Marco Huck to face him within the next couple of months.